Sernancelhe
# Sernancelhe

Sernancelhe (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 $km^2.$

The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.

## Parishes

The municipality is composed of 13 parishes:

* Arnas
* Carregal
* Chosendo
* Cunha
* Faia
* Ferreirim e Macieira
* Fonte Arcada e Escurquela
* Granjal
* Lamosa
* Penso e Freixinho
* Quintela
* Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
* Vila da Ponte

## Notable people

* João Rodrigues Tçuzu (1561/2 – 1633/4) soldier, interpreter and priest; known for his early linguistic works on Japanese; introducing western science and culture to Korea
* Francisco de Soveral (ca.1565 – 1642) a Portuguese prelate; 9th Bishop of São Tomè and the 5th Bishop of Angola and Congo, 1627 to 1642.
* Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963) a writer and diplomat; nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 for his novels
